Fields of Research (FoR)

• Microbiology not elsewhere classified ( 060599 )
  
• Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090499 )
  
• Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090799 )
  
• Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 100199 )
  
• Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 300199 )
  
• Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 401199 )
  
• Microbiology not elsewhere classified ( 310799 )
  
• Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 400499 )
  
• Chemical Engineering ( 400400 )
  
• Environmental Engineering ( 401100 )
  
• Agricultural Biotechnology ( 300100 )
  
• Microbiology ( 310700 )
  

Research interests

Energy and resource recovery of agro-industrial waste; Biogas; Anaerobic digestion processes; Agricultural energy independence; Biomethane potential testing; Waste water analysis; Activity testing and degradability analysis; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Biosolids and digestate management; regional circular economy

Professional memberships

Member of Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts
National Task Leader for the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Bioenergy Program Task 37: Energy from Biogas

Industry affiliations

Member of Bioenergy Australia
Member of Life Sciences Queensland

USQ Research affiliations

• Centre for Agricultural Engineering (CAE)
  

Teaching experience(Tertiary)

29 Years

Administrative responsibilities

Research Program Team Leader: Energy and Bioresource Recycling

Research supervisor in the area of:

• Microbiology not elsewhere classified ( 060599 )
  
• Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090499 )
  
• Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090799 )
  
• Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 100199 )
  
• Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 300199 )
  
• Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 401199 )
  
• Microbiology not elsewhere classified ( 310799 )
  
• Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 400499 )
  
• Chemical Engineering ( 400400 )
  
• Environmental Engineering ( 401100 )
  
• Agricultural Biotechnology ( 300100 )
  
• Microbiology ( 310700 )
  

Research topics

• Valorisation of municipal food waste in the production of energy
  
• An analysis of current and future opportunities for biomethane production in Australia
  
• Developing a generic framework for implementing a circular economy in an Australian regional centre
  
• Assessment of waste aggregation and codigestion for increased adoption of biogas opportunities for Australian agriculture